Theories and simulations of polymer-based nanocomposites: From chain statistics to reinforcement

G Allegra, G Raos, M Vacatello - Progress in Polymer Science, 2008 - Elsevier
A survey of the present understanding of particle-filled polymers is presented, as obtained
from either theoretical or computational approaches. We concentrate on composites in …

Molecular simulations of interfacial systems: challenges, applications and future perspectives

M Lbadaoui-Darvas, G Garberoglio… - Molecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We present a comprehensive review of methods and applications of molecular simulations
of interfacial systems. We give a detailed overview of the main techniques and major …

Untangling the effects of chain rigidity on the structure and dynamics of strongly adsorbed polymer melts

JMY Carrillo, S Cheng, R Kumar, M Goswami… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We present a detailed analysis of coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of
semiflexible polymer melts in contact with a strongly adsorbing substrate. We have …

The role of the molecular weight of the adsorbed layer on a substrate in the suppressed dynamics of supported thin polystyrene films

W Ren, X Wang, J Shi, J Xu, H Taneda, NL Yamada… - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The adsorbed layer on a solid surface plays a crucial role in the dynamics of
nanoconfinement polymer materials. However, the influence of the adsorbed layer is …

Morphology of multi-component polymer systems: single chain in mean field simulation studies

KC Daoulas, M Müller, JJ De Pablo, PF Nealey… - Soft Matter, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent work exploring phase separation and self-assembly in multicomponent polymer
fluids using a particle-based self-consistent field simulation method is reviewed. The …

Crystallization of alkane melts induced by carbon nanotubes and graphene nanosheets: a molecular dynamics simulation study

JS Yang, CL Yang, MS Wang, BD Chen… - Physical Chemistry …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The crystallization of alkane melts on carbon nanotubes (CNT) and the surface of graphene
nanosheets (GNS) is investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The …

Hierarchical simulations of hybrid polymer–solid materials

K Johnston, V Harmandaris - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Complex polymer–solid materials have gained a lot of attention during the last 2–3 decades
due to the fundamental physical problems and the broad spectrum of technological …

Detailed atomistic Monte Carlo simulations of a polymer melt on a solid surface and around a nanoparticle

YN Pandey, M Doxastakis - The Journal of chemical physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The molecular factors that govern interfacial interactions between a polymer melt and a solid
surface remain largely unclear despite significant progress made in the last years …

Development of Comprehensive Two-Dimensional High Temperature Liquid Chromatography× Gel Permeation Chromatography for Characterization of Polyolefins.

A Roy, MD Miller, DM Meunier, AW Degroot… - …, 2010 - ACS Publications
This work documents the development of the title system wherein the first dimension is a
separation of polyolefins, according to composition, via an adsorption mechanism on a …

Addressing Nanocomposite Systems via 3D-SCFT: Assessment of Smearing Approximation and Irregular Grafting Distributions

CJ Revelas, AP Sgouros, AT Lakkas… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We develop a three-dimensional self-consistent field-theoretic approach (3D-SCFT) for
polymer matrix nanocomposites of arbitrary geometries, eg, polymer-grafted nanoparticles …